If you plan to visit Italy, I suggest you read this article lest you suffer the slings and arrows as well as the disapproving annoyed looks of Italian customers and wait staff alike. At the very least you will stand out as a tourist (oh the horror).

Itís Fair Trade Month, according to an article in the Seattle Times, and TransFair USA is in town. ďIt's one of 24 members of the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International in Germany,Ē the article goes on to say.

ďCounty Councilman Mike Cooper attended the meeting and said he plans to introduce legislation to have bikini coffee stands reclassified as adult entertainment.Ē I say itís about time someone came to their senses. (Is Your Barista Over Exposed?)